Antonyms for sufferer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : suhf-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌf ər


Definition of sufferer

Origin :
  • early 13c., "to be made to undergo, endure" (pain, death, punishment, judgment, grief), from Anglo-French suffrir, Old French sufrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferire, variant of Latin sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure, carry or put under," from sub "up, under" (see sub-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer).
  • Replaced Old English þolian, þrowian. Meaning "to meekly submit to hardship" is from late 13c. That of "to undergo" (distress, suffering, etc.) is mid-14c. Meaning "to tolerate, allow" something to occur or continue is recorded from mid-13c. Related: Suffered; suffering.
  • As in invalid : noun sick person
  • As in patient : noun person being treated for medical problem
  • As in prey : noun target of attack
  • As in victim : noun someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon
  • As in martyr : noun sacrificing person
  • As in casualty : noun victim
Example sentences :
  • May not, however, so deep a sufferer be permitted to speak out?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • She also has heard the moans of some sufferer, and importunes Pitu Salla to tell her who it is.
  • Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
  • The sufferer had just wakened from sleep, and he motioned to Philip to raise him.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • As I was the sufferer I have the best right to tell the tale.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Fortunately for the sufferer, there was no lack of medical aid.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 » by Various
  • Mr Haredale is a sufferer from the penal laws, and I can't expect his favour.'
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • The villains were my friends, not the sufferer's; I was not injured.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • And such attentions as the sufferer had from friends of the Lilly family!
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various
  • For an extensive burn or scald, skilful advice should immediately be obtained, as it always endangers the life of the sufferer.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Synonyms for sufferer

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